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On my recent trip to Italy I was asked by my colleague, Dr. Peter Fischer, Syracuse University in Florence, to describe our program in more detail. The following serves as my answer. Twenty 4th and 5th graders meet after school for one hour a week for a period of six weeks. They may meet in

We celebrate a 13th birthday in October! Feliz Cumplianos Karen! She was the pink princess of Read a Recipe! The Read a Recipe group made a cake for her—how cool is that? We celebrated with Karen’s family and friends-way to go group!

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RL works to strengthen the community by empowering its members with better communication skills. And we do that in a way that may surprise you. We use recipes – literal and figurative ones – to build literacy. “Our recipes” are created with the help of our local partners. Because of their hands on involvement, the children learn about their local environment and also build healthier lifestyles. Our programs take place in Florida and New York and are expanding internationally, beginning in Italy.